The next day, Herry spots the girl in one of the numerous hallways at school.
He notices that more than a quarter of the guys of Olympus High are gawking at her including Odie and Archie.
Some of them are trying pathetic pick-up lines.
She just smiles and gives polite no's, sometimes giggling at them. The bell rings and the boys start to disperse. The girl goes into her locker collecting her books.
Herry comes up behind her. He opens his mouth but out comes nothing; he shakes his head and tries again. "ummm…uhh…Hey."
The girl jumps a little and turns with a welcoming smile on her face. She gives a little blush. "Hi." Holding an armful of books. She kicks her locker closed with her foot. Oh my goodness it is him! Don't screw up Helen. The girl's thinks
Herry looks at all the binders and textbooks she is carrying. "Um, would you like some help?"
"No thanx I'm fine." She pauses for a moment. "But could you help me find my next class?"
"Sure what is it?"
"History."
Herry thinks for a moment, trying to remember where it is. "Follow me." He gives a gesture with his hand.
The girl follows.
She quickly is step in step with Herry. Now you can tell she is a little less than a head shorter than him.
He looks down at her, "Um, By the way I'm Herry."
"Nice to meet you, I'm Helen"
They turn a corner; a few people were entering a classroom. "There you are History class."
She takes a few steps. "Thanx." She gives him a wave and turns starting to walk away.
"Maybe I'll see you around sometime."
Turning her head. "You can count on it." She gives him a wink, giggles lightly and enters her classroom.
Herry lets out a large breath of air. Grinning he turns and leaves the hallway.
"Hermes what are you doing?" asks Helen, as Hermes in his ridiculous disguise pushes her along a foreign hallway.
"Helping you make friends." He responds.
"But I have enough friends." She tells him.
"Believe me it is for the best that you get to know them." He pushes her through a swinging door Helen winces.
Blinking for a moment, afraid of a harsh collision with the door, when she opens her eyes, there is a normal looking bunch of kids sitting together watching a movie. They looked just as astonished as she is at the intrusion.
"Everyone I would like you to meet Helen." Declares Hermes.
She shyly gives a wave to everyone there. "Hi."
She starts to recognize the kids there. Odie was in all of her Math classes, and was a genius. Theresa and Atlanta were on the field hockey team. Jay was in her History class. Herry she had met in the hallway, who was a super sweet nice guy. Archie and Neil were in her gym class, along with everyone else except Odie.
It was very strange the how she and the some of the group were from different grades in gym. Someone told her is that so the seniors would set an example on the younger grades, sometimes that did seem to work though. There were three different gym classes that had different grades in them. Atlanta, in gym class told her Neil was full of himself and it didn't take awhile and she noticed that herself. Apparently, he was a model, and she did recognize him, his pictures were posted at almost every corner of New Olympia.
"Helen, why don't you sit with us?" asks Theresa patting down on the spot on the couch beside her.
"Thanx." She replies, as she walks over to sit with Theresa and Atlanta she feels all of the guys gawking at her, she was sort of used to it, sort of it still made her blush. Helen sits down on the edge of the coach.
It looks like Theresa and Atlanta do not notice the boys' behavior.
Hermes grins "Oh look at you, making new friends, your mother would be so proud of you, but I have to go, a busy guy you know. Ta ta!" he leaves.
Helen blushes, always embarrassing her.
"How do you know Hermes?" asks Odie.
"Family friend." She replies rather quickly, giving a quick smile.
"Popcorn?" asks Atlanta who is sitting on the floor.
"No thank you." Helen says politely.
Archie unpauses the movie.
The lights are turned off. Everyone's head turns towards the TV.
Helen glances quickly over at Herry, to see that he is looking right back at her. She turns away in surprise, as she watches the TV; she has a small grin on her face.
After the movie the group decided to head outside to stretch their legs.
"Ya! Some fresh air." Helen leaps into the air and gives a giggle.
"I take it you like outside." Asks Jay.
"Much." Answers Helen.
They chatted of many things from school teachers to who won the Hockey championships.
When they stopped they had arrived at the park.
"Hey there is the ice cream man!" points out Atlanta.
"I'll race you there!" Archie challenges.
"I don't think anybody could beat me though, why I am world champ." Giggles Helen jokingly.
"Well let's see who is best then world champ." Replies Herry teasingly.
All the teens got into a line up Odie and Neil didn't participate. Instead they were the judges.
"Once around the pond and whoever gets here first wins." Declares Odie.
" On your marks." Everyone positioned themselves. "Get set." The air became tense. "Go."
Everyone went rambling like dogs chasing a rabbit.
Atlanta was first with Archie right behind her, they weren't going too considerably fast. Somebody though was catching up, Helen.
Before anybody knew it she had passed Archie and was on her way passing Atlanta too. Atlanta noticed and sped up, Helen sped up. Helen decided to go a little faster.
Atlanta tried to keep up and before she knew it she was trying her hardest and her fastest. In a blink of an eye Helen had finished the race.
"Yes!" Helen jumped up joyfully.
She looked back to see where everyone else was. Jay, Theresa and Herry were a not quite past the halfway mark. Archie was almost at three quarters and Atlanta was about 5 yards away. All of the sudden it hit here.
"Oh no." she whispered.
She turned to see Odie and Neil's mouths wide open.
Atlanta was finished she looked at her with a confused face. It was an awkward silence.
"I have to go." Helen jogged off.
Archie came up behind and watched her with the rest of them, disappear behind a bunch of trees.
Herry came up only a few moments later. "Where's Helen?"
Helen was given a message to meet Hermes on the steps in front of the school. She is sitting on the steps, waiting.
Hermes comes along in his so called 'disguise'.
"I have come to a decision." Hermes declares.
Helen has a worried face, knowing that Hermes 'decisions' are usually embarrassing to her.
"You are going to move into a dorm."
"A dorm? Where?" asks Helen.
"Well it seems you get along with Jay, Theresa, Herry and the rest of that group, so you will move in with them."
"Really?" Helen is worry and surprised. "Hermes that might not be a wise idea…"
"Don't worry, I even consented with them. You'll move in tomorrow, and believe me, you'll be in safe hands."